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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-05-19
THE AFGHAN BOUNDARY.

Serious Differences Between the Members
of the Deiimitation Commission.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
LONDON. May 1S-According to the dispatches
of the st. Petersburg correspondent of the
Standard. the differences dividing the British
and Russian representatives of the Afghan COM
mission are very serious, indeed. The Russian
commissioners have steadfastly refused to agree
to any of the propositions offered by the Eng
lish representatives, and have with equal per-
sstency insisted upon the acceptance of their
demands for control of an increased
area of territory. The claims of
Russia have gradually been added to
until the of her present
demands is that she shall have the whole OF the
Khoja Salch country and large part of the
Afghan frontier which has already been de-
limited by former agreements. The attitude Of
Russia throughout the negotiation has been
characterized by intolerance and arrogance, and
it is doubtful whether the season of diplomatic
correspondence. which must now ensue. will re-
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Failure OF the Grass the Western Plains
the Cause of the Collapse.

Failure OF the Grass the Western Plains
the Cause of the Collapse.
Chicago Mail.
Aleck Swans failure will be n great surprise
to those people who know nothing of the cattle
business and who have kept on calling him
wyoming cattle king" The fundamental
trouble with Swan has been. it has with all
business early, that after his herds had
doubled and redoubled the bunch" grass sud-
denly gave out Millionaire cattle-owners
found il such sure and easy money making
water, to leave them there in charge of men, and
to come back in a few seasons to find them null
tplied, that the thing was vastly overdone.
Then last summer the cattle kings suddenly
found that their steers had pulled up the bunch
grass roots and all They went into last winter
that was certain to meet them they
of the seasons coming around.
Then there was desperate attempt to
unload the English people the property
which had paid SO magnifcently, but which, in
those territories where the bunch grass was
gone, was certain to ruin everybody. The Swans
hurried George Wheaton, clever Chicago club
man, over to London to do their trading Whea-
ton had pretty well extricated them from their
dilemma. he had made one very favorable sale,
and was on the point of getting off the great Con-
solidated Land aud Cattle Company for sum suf
ficient TO make even the broker who effected the
trade rich, when suddenly. almost over night, a
panic started in London American ranch
property The trade was repudiated. From
Juror to buy into these new American cattle COM
panies there grew a panic to sell. Americans
who were over there at that moment, and some
of whom had put out as much as $50. 900 for ad-
vertising. found themselves compelled to sur
render all they had spent and to return home.
The panic was not without cause. Nearly half
the cattle in Wyoming territory last winter per-
ished from hunger and cold.
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The MICHIGAN PrOhibitionfsts.

session of the non partisan prohibitory amend
ment State convention, DIR. r. L. Rexford. chair
man. presented the report of the committee on
State organization, that ''citizens' union of
Michigan should be formed. with a president
and at least one ce-president from each county:
executive committee of nine. member of
which should be elected by the w. G. T. u, and
other officers usually employed in societies.; that
branches should be established in each county,
and that the corresponding secretary should act
as a general organizer" The report was adopt
ed and officers elected as follows: c. A. New
comb, president: f. B. Fairfield, corresponding
secretary; Frank Is. Preston. treasurer, and an
executive board of members Various
resolutions were offered and much discussion in
duged in. but nothing further of Importance
wa
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Losses by Fire.

NEW HAVEN, Conn.,, May 18.-Fire this morn
ing in the White Building. which occupies an
entire block in Center street. caused a loss of
$50 900. principally by water.
SAN FRANCISCO May 1S.-A fire which started
in Nicholson, Roth & Co.'S saughte house, at
South San Francisco, late last night, destroyed
nearly the entire square A large number of
sheep hogs and horses were burned to death.
Loss, $40. 900 to 800, 900.
BUFFALO, n. Y, May I8.-Fire was reported
as raging in the small village of Richville. Gene
see county, this afternoon, and Lang's Hotel.
Nutting's stores apd one or two houses adjoining
were reported on fire. 1t is impossible to get
further particulars but it is not thought that
the loss be very heavy.
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COERCION AND cLoTURE.

The Gag Rule Again Applied and Another
Amendment Rejected.
LONDON, May 18--The House of Commons in
committee, this afternoon, began considera ton
of the second clause Of the coercion bill, which
proposes to extend the scope of summary juris-
diction to include conspiracy, boycotting, re-
sistance to evictiors, and offenses defined by the
Whiteboy acts.
Mr.. Maurice Healy moved an amendment
limiting the operation of the clause to offenses
committed after the passage of the bill, which
was rejected.
Mr.. I. NJ Healy moved an amendment that
no prosecutions be instituted before obtaining an
order therefor from the Attorney general, based
upon sworn Information. Rejected.
Mr.. q. Is. Shaw-Lefevre moved to omit from
the subsection making punishable by summary
jurisdiction conspiracy to induce any one not to
fnihli legal obligations not to use or occupy
land not to deal with work for any one,
interfere with the administration of the law.
The section it stood. he said, exposed tenants
TO conviction by summary proceedings. not by
jury. but by resident magistrates and deprived
them of the ordinary protection accorded to En-
glIsh laborers and workmen against unfairness
on the part of their employers
Mr. Hugh Holmes, Attorney general for Ire
land. said the section applied only to criminal
combinations.
Mr.. w. II. Smith mo-ad to apply the closure
rule, which adoptes uy vote Of 230 to 143,
and the amendment was rejected.
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rrs,n-wreckers shot TO pea,h.

Cry OF MEXICO May ia week ago train
on the Mexican National railroad ran over and
killed a Mexican. near Patzcuaro. The friends
cf the dead 10 an undertook 10 retaliate, and put
q big rock on a curve The engine of a passen-
ger train struck it. The American engineer was
injured and the Mexican fireman killed The
jefe poitico sent a squad of Mexican gendarmes,
with instructions to bring in every person
pected or any completely whatever. or any in
formation. Thirty three arrests were made.
The investigation resulted in the selection of
three Victims and sentence was imm ediately
passed. Shortly after sunrise. yesterday morn
Ing, the three were marched to the scene of the
Az ~ sol5tsss ~ sie. M 49, ~. e.nd ia
volley at them. The men fell mt the first fire.
A sergeant stepped forward TO the bodies. put a
revolver close To each head. and blew out their
brains. The corpses lay for some time where
they fell, as n warning against more train wreck
ing, and were buried near the scene of the wreck.
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Goodspeed,s Murderous Act.

CINcINSATI, May 1S-The startling attempt
of Mai. J. NJ. Goodspeed upon tho life of his
hill mansion, is still the theme of comment in
many circles. Major Goodspeed's high standing
in military educational and Masonic organza-
resident of Cincinnati, make the question of his
insanity absorbing one. 1t has transpired
that he first struck her with sand-bag. while
she was sleeping. and then the terrific struggle
followed during which the woman says he never
spoke word. Mrs Goodspeed has instructed
the superintendenu of police that she does not
wish to prosecute her husband If he is really in
sane. and an investigation into his mental con-
dition is now in progress under the direction of
Colonel Deitsch, superintendent of police.
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Defalcation in the C,an-rA Gae

NEW YoRK, May 18.-The Tribune to morrow
will say: Com motion caused among the
members of the Clan Gael, in this city and
Brooklyn. by the report that one of the leading
officers of the body had gone away with $40. 900
of the funds of the society. 1t was stated that
he was native Of Kentucky, and
recently went to Brooklyn from Louisville.
The statement was also made that he had not
defaulted, but had gone a secret mission to
England with the funds in his possession. which
had been collected for the purpose. The
ecutive board of the body has tried to keep the
matter quiet. The missing man belonged to the
faction which controlled the recent convention
at Pirtsburg when several of the camps of the
society withdrew, the ground that they
tributed their money but never mad any reports
showing what was done with it,"
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The Feeling at Berlin.

BERLIN, May 18.-Government circles here
are confident that General Bouanger will retain
the French portfolio. The opinion is ex-
pressed that whether Freycinet, Boulanger or
Clemenceau-B -Boulanger Cabinet be formed. the
result will be the same. The continuous
preparations for war must end in war. A Frey
cinet Cabinet without Boulanger would be re-
garded a pledge of peace.
The crisis in France has not affected the Ber.
lin bourse. The tendency is upward. Interna-
tional securities have advanced al &, there being
extremely few dealings.
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The parneiiites and Rome.

LONDON, May 18-The Chronicles Rome cor
respondent has obtained proof-sheets of the
memor on the Irish question, prepared by the
Irish college. and sends by telegraph some Of its
salient points. The memoir begins by
pointing out that in the Parnell and
the Fenan movements, interests far
higher and holier thar the material
ADVANTAGES sought for are at stake Genuine
grievances of the Irish people no longer
heard of. the cry for total separation from Eng
land having replaced all other considerations
What regarded as treason in the revolt of
1866 and such condemned by Pope Plus TX
IS now looked upon as mere matter of practical
politics; but, :. says the memoir, acts
against morality and religion or the
peace of society cannot like the chameleon
Mr. Gladstone, change their hue or acts. Mr..
Parnell and his followers are still under papal
condemnation. and it is not necessary, there
fore. for the Pope TO condemn them although. in
the language of the Memoir, this, their leader,
being a free thinker and outside the pale of the
church. is exempt from, but that fact will not
exempt his followers. who profess to be
Catholics"
The memoir attributes much of the bitterness
and opposition of Gladstone and his Parnellite
aliles to the fact that Lord Salisbury promised
to make Catholic and Protestant education of
the Irish people government question. After
expressing the sorrow of the Irish College at
the Phoenix Park murders, and subse-
ouent ''glorifcation" of that execrable deed.
the memoir concludes follows: 1.-THE party
with HON Gladstone has now identified him
self for the furtherance of revoluf fionary move
ment which has for its avowed object the dis
emberment of the United Kingdom, have done
everything possible of late. to persuade
Catholics. by their speeches in and out
Parliament. that the Vicar of Christ is in favor
of it. Could the English government be brought
to believe this outrageous calumny, what would
they think of the Popea What would the
Emperors of Austria. Germany and
China think of hima What would
the world ct large Think What
would non Catholics who believe in revelation,
think of the Catholic Church if it's head on earth
could view. except with profound sorrow, a
movement which is fllin. Ireland with anarchy
and devastation"
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Other Deaths.

PARIS, May 1S-Dr. Edme Felix Alfred vul-
plan, dean of the faculty Of the Academy of Med
icine. is dead.
MARTINsvILLE. May 18.-Mrs. Judge A. N.
Cumming died last night of consumption She
was about thirty-two years of age
WAsHINGToN, May 18.-Mrs. Mary Mont
eomery Gibson, wife of United States Senator
Gibson, of Louisiana. died at the family resi-
dence here last evening
LoGANsPoRT, Ind, May 18-Mrs. M. j.
Lands died at her home in this city to-day.
She had been n resident of the city for thirty
years. The funeral will occur on Thursday
afternoon.
ST. Louis, May Isl. W. Paramore. the
father OF the cotton compress company Of this
city, and the protector and active organizer of
what is now the ST. Louis. Arkansas g. Texas
railway system. died here last night, of pneu-
monia, after a short illness
WICHITA, Kan. May 18-Hon. Timothy Coop.
a wealthy and venerable English traveller and
phllanthropist died at the home of his son-in-
law, James Marsden, of this city, yesterday
morning. at the age of eighty. Mr.. Coop was a
warm personal friend and admirer of the late
President Garfield, in whose honor Garfield Uni
versity is being erected in this cisy. The erec-
tion of this institution was the last effort of Mr..
Coop in life. and he gave 'Nerally IT'S magnifi-
cent endowment fund The remains were
shipped to Cincinnati at $50 last night for in
terment
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An Episcopal Minister To Be Tried.
sneciaI to the Ind;ananelIis lorrna,.

PHILADELPHIA, May 18.-In the Court of
Common Pleas, to-day, Judges Allison and Bid
die. in very emphatic language, dissolved the
special injunction restraining rhe further pub
lication of letter written in 1874 by Rev. How
ard T. Widdener, rector of the Protestant Eps-
copal Church of the Beloved Disciple, to his
first wife, from whom he divorced.
vindication of her character from statements
which he had made. and which he had admitted
to be false As this epistle form led an important
element in the framing of charges of canoncal
adultery against priest, the prosecution of
ecclesiastical suit has been stayed pending the
action of the court. Charges will be prepared
against the divine.
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Distillery ordered closed.

DEs MONIES. Ia. May 1S.-The Dig distillery
here served with notice. to-day. that under
the ruling of the Supreme Court 1t must close
up. About 81, 500 gallons of beer in vats was
seized at Mattes's brewery yesterday, which will
be- destroyed, advice of the Attorney-een-
eral who decides that all the contents of
brewery liable to seizure, whether bearing
government stamps or not.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-05-19

Dr. Boyce. of Kentucky: Messrs w. E. Dodge
and John A. Stewart. of New York; d. G. Gil
man. of Maryland and w. A. Slater, of Con-
necticut. From the report of the general agent.
Dr. Haygood, of Georgia, IL appears that the
sum of $40, 900 has been dsbursed during the
vance of $40, 600 upon the year before. His re-
port contains large amount of statistical in
formation in regard to the progress of the
schools which have received the Slater aid
Livery institution thus helped must. in addition
to other instruction provide industrial training
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-05-19
GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS,

Letters From Emin Bey Which Show a
Favorable State of Affairs.
BRUSSELS, May 1S--Dr. Junker, the Russian
explorer, says he has received letter from
Emin Bey. dated Dec. Is, written at Wadelai.
Emin Bey stated that he had obtained news and
supplies from Zanzibar through an Arab whom
King Mwanga permitted to pass through his do.
minions At this time Emin Bey and all his
party at Wadeai were well. and King Mwanga
willing to allow the Arab to return to Zau-
zibar for fresh supplies.
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Pursued by NihiIists.

BRUSSELS May 18-The Independence Beige
is in receipt of a telegram from Berlin. stating
that the Russian police have discovered
Nihist plot at Novo Tcherkask, the capital of
the country of the Doa Cossacks. whittier the
Gear and Czarina started from ST Petersburg
on Monday. Thirty persons implicated in the
conspiracy were arrested.
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NEWPORT, r. L May 1s.-Madame Janau-
schek. after her performance here last night, and
while visiting one of the members of her compa-
ny in the Perry House, fell down a flight of
fourteen steps, breaking one of the bones of her
right forearm and badly bruising her whole
body The accident will cause the abandon me mt
of all her engagements for the of the season.
Madame Janauschek will be obliged to remain in
ooors for long time.
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The Slater Fund.

Fort MONROE. Va, May 18-The annual
meeting OF the trustees of the Slater fund. for
the promotion of education among the freedmen,
held at Old Point Comfort. today. The
president of the board, Hon. r. B. Hayes. OF
Ohio. was in the chair Tho other members
present wers Senator Colquitt. of Georgia, Rev.
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Samuel pasco WIN Be Florida,s Senator.

Special to the Indianapolis journal.
TALLAHAssEE, Fla. May 18.-Ex- Speaker
Samuel Pascc was nominated by the Democratic
caucus tonight. by acclanation, for Senator.
This is equivalent to his election. The Perry
and Boxham men gave up the fight and com
promised on Pasco who is chairman of the
State Democratic committee, and will be
elected in joint session tomorrow.
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LOUISVILLE, May 18-The Courier-Journals
correspondent ut Fulton, KY. reports the explo-
sion of the boiler in the planning mill of Lecornu
g Bros The explosion resulted in the death of
John Rascoe, teamster; Fred George, planer,
and Lucien McIaary. engineer.
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Steamship News.

PLYMOUTH, Nav 18.-Arrived: Rugia, from
New York. for Hamburg.
NEW YORK, May 16--Arrived Noordland,
from Antwerp; State Of Pennsylvania, from
Glasgow,
QUEENSTOWN. May 1a.-Arrived: British
Princess, from Philadelphia: Alaska. from New
York; Nova Scotia from Baltimore
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EpeciAl to the INDIANAPOLIS Journe-
MAzATLAN. Mexico May 1s.-Lola, the girl
bull-fghter, who has created a furore here for
the past month, was thrown in the ring yester-
day and fatally injured
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r II Nj O " A /

Chas. Fl. Laner has purchased the DENlSON-
HOUSE BARBER-SHCP. and will remove to that
location with his entire force about the 23d inst He
wishes all of his old customers and many
ones at his new parlors.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-05-19

Western Window-Glass Manufacturers.
PITTsBURG. May 18.-The Western Window
glass Manufacturers Association held meeting
here to-day. Mr.. Thomas Cattln. of Ottawa.
ILL.,, presided. The morning session was con-
sumed in discussing the time at which the sum-
mer stoppage should begin. It is probable that
the manufacturers will concur with the work
men in closing down June 15.
At the afternoon session q wage committee,
with power arran ge. tho scale for the next fire,
was appointed. This committee given sole
charge of the wage question and each manu-
facturer signed paper agreeing not to start the
next fire until the committee gives notice that
the question mas been satisfactorily settled. This
action taken merely to insure unity the
part of the manufacturers, and indicates their
determination to resist any unreasonable de-
mand.
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move the impression now prevalent here that
the delimitaton of the Afghan boundary must
ultimately be accom- plshed by force of arms.
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LABOR INTERESTS.

The Situation Chicago--A Conference
Tries TO Solve the Problem.
CHICAGO, May 18-The conference. embracing
appointed committees from the master masons.
real estate board, master plasterers, brick
manufacturers, master painters, master plumb
ers, galvanized iron and architectural men,
master carpenters and roofers stone excavators,
lime. sand and cement associations met at the
Builders and Traders Exchange, to-day, for
the purpose of devising means by which united
and harmonious action could be taken in refer
ence to labor strikes. The labor of the confer
ence will probably consume several days
Nothing of Importance was accomplished at to-
days meeting.
This morning the bricklayers were almost
hilarious in their mood. In explanation of this
they said that advices have been received from
Louisville, Utica and other places to the effect
that bricks, cement and other materials will be
forwarded to tbs unions on application. This,
if carried out. will to extent render
nugatory the action of the bosses in threaten
ing to boycott those OF the material men OF
Chicago who are caught selling to the union
workmen kilograms from the Bricklayers As
sociation, of New York, couched in very frater-
nal and encouraging terms were received to-
day The unanimous conviction of the men is
that the bosses do not attach any great i'm
portance to the pay day question, but that the lat
ter are aiming at getting as many apprentices to
work possible. oficerad by fore men. with the
ulterior view of striking blow at the eight
hour system.
a combination of the bricklayers and hcd-
carriers against their employers and the material
dealers is being formed Both the brickayers
and hod carriers unions. heretofore hostile to
each other, have appointed committees to con-
slider the matter and arrange for united action.
They have also appointed committees to wait
on non association contractors to urge the
ganization of independent master masons
association. In accordance with the
nouncsment made last week, the
brick manufacturers shut down tonight
in order to support the lockout inaugur-
tad hxzfn fna 1Aorc Ace Tho
action of the brick manufacturers is practically
unanimous, leaving only one yard working in
the city and few small ones in the suburbs.
Four thousand laborers and and 1. 200 team
sters made idle by this new shutdown. It
is estimated that the number OF working
now locked out in the building trades in this city
is not less than is. 600.
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SURE TO COME.

1t never misses and, gas or no gas, the sun
and the summer are coming. In fact, the sun
has plenty of gas of his own-natural gas at
that. The connection between this and shirts
is that we have an extra good assortment OF
Calico, Percale, Cheviot and Seersucker, in
plain and plated bosoms, and it were better
for you to have some of them while you can
get the pick of the stock, and thus be ahead
of the other folks as well as Old Sol.
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The reason it is hotter in summer than in
winter is because the suns rays fall more per-
pendicularly and less obliquely upon the earth
than in winter; so that the greatest s'raise"
which the sun makes is, as it were, a square
up and down" proposition.
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WHEN INDICATIONS.
THURSDAY-Warmer, fair weather.
SUMMER SHIRTS

Yes, some are shirts and some are other
things but you must have summer shirts
whether you have the other things or not.